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U.S. Supreme Court Archive
We Are The Founders
Posted on July 5, 2010 | 4 CommentsAmerica’s greatest promise lies in the bold idea that each citizen in every generation is Founder of the country. Though the promise remains unachieved, the idea is worth celebrating this...
Justice Roberts Troubled by Open Criticism of Supreme Court
Posted on March 10, 2010 | 2 CommentsLet me get this straight. The U.S. Supreme Court can choose a president it wants (Bush in 2000) or hand powerful corporations the legal tool they need to silence the...
Americans Hate Supreme Court Ruling on Corporate Political Influence
Posted on February 17, 2010 | No CommentsIt’s no surprise: 80 percent of Americans oppose the U.S. Supreme Court’s notorious Citizens United ruling that allows corporations to spend unlimited sums to influence election outcomes. Sixty-five percent are...
Robber Baron Update: Supreme Court As the Sheriff of Nottingham
Posted on February 12, 2010 | No CommentsAs far as populist critiques go, there is perhaps no folk story as powerful and long-lived as the tale of Robin Hood. Ridley Scott’s new film version will be out...Medieval Minds and the Plutocratic Plague
Posted on February 1, 2010 | No CommentsAt the Republican caucus retreat, President Obama showed us the potential of a real-world, unscripted partisan showdown before an unblinking camera. Proving the democratic potential, FoxNews blinked and cut away...
Alito’s Betrayal and Foreign Corporate Money in U.S. Elections
Posted on January 28, 2010 | 11 CommentsWatch U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito publicly demonstrate his partisan disgust with President Obama. Alito grimaces and mouths “not true” when Obama voices his on-target criticism of the Court’s...
Conservatives and Independents Agree: Limit Corporate Political Spending
Posted on January 26, 2010 | 8 CommentsI was interviewed by Scott Braddock on his popular Dallas-KRLD radio show today regarding the unchaining of corporate influence on American elections. You can listen to the interview here. I...
When Foreigners Own America
Posted on January 26, 2010 | 6 CommentsThe U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that corporations can spend unlimited sums to influence American politics. Most big corporations have many foreign investors. Some are just foreign companies. Under the...
Glenn Greenwald: Smart Guy, but Wrong on Court’s “Citizens United” Decision
Posted on January 25, 2010 | 6 CommentsGlenn Greenwald is an insightful writer. He is right about many things. He is wrong about the Citizens United decision, which he defends on First Amendment grounds. Because we share...Supreme Court: Moloch Unchained
Posted on January 25, 2010 | 3 CommentsHistory might be written by the winners, but our most profound, long-lived legends and stories are created by the folk. That’s why the stories, songs and poems are not called...